Electric Storage Heaters
With all the discussions and controversy surrounding gas boilers needing to be replaced in favour of expensive heat pumps I think the energy companies and indeed the Govt are missing a trick here. I was 'green' long before it became trendy because I have never had a gas boiler, instead I have electric night storage heaters. This was simply because I couldn't afford to have gas central heating installed when I bought my house and storage heaters were, and are, a much cheaper option to buy and install. They are also relatively easy to fit, are clean in operation and require little or no maintenance. The only two parts that could breakdown and require replacing are the heating elements or the thermostat and this has only happened once in my personal experience. Electricity is the most important renewable source of energy going forward and I cannot understand why electric central heating is not being heavily promoted by the energy companies and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng and even Greg Hands the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth who I've just heard speaking in Parliament.
Sue Hammond ● 1848d25 Comments ● 1828d